The National Institute for Civil Discourse held its third research convening on September 26-28, 2019 in Tucson, Arizona. Fifty-one different scholars took part in this event. Jennifer Mercieca, Professor of Communications at Texas A&M University, gave the keynote address, entitled “Is our Public Sphere Under Attack?”
Topics discussed during the meeting included how citizens and politicians interact; incivility and social media; philosophical treatments of civility; and projects to encourage civil conversations in colleges and universities.
